Why Study Hospitality and Tourism at KDU

What is hospitality, tourism and culinary arts about?

The hospitality, tourism and culinary arts industry is built on providing services to people who travel or go on vacation. What started out as the provision of food and accommodation to travellers is now a multi-billion dollar industry that includes entertainment, leisure, adventure, business, sports and more. Over the years, hospitality and tourism has changed with many focusing on niche markets or specialised areas. From theme parks to world heritage sites and even trips to the moon, this is an industry with many positions to fill.

What’s the difference between studying hospitality and culinary management?

An education in hospitality gives you in-depth knowledge in the areas of hospitality management and finance, sales and marketing, revenue management, and food and beverage operations. You will also learn about food preparation and sanitation, developing new hotel and resort concepts, human resources, and more. You can find job opportunities at hotels, restaurants, tourist attractions, and retail.

A course in culinary arts will help you hone your cooking skills and learn a wide variety of techniques in the kitchen that will enable you to prepare and create dishes that represent flavours from around the world. Through intensive professional and practical experience, you will learn about food safety and sanitation in the kitchen, food preparation and production, menu and cost planning, and problem solving in a culinary environment.

Hospitality and tourism consists of many sectors; here are some examples:

hotels

resorts (golf, ski, beach, spa, wellness, etc.)

food services

meetings and events

travel and tourism

luxury services

others like consulting, education, training, media, etc.

What you will study

At KDU, you can choose a bachelor degree programme with a focus on hospitality management, hospitality entrepreneurship, or culinary management. There are also diploma programmes in culinary arts, and international hotel management.

In the Bachelor of Hospitality Entrepreneurship (Hons) degree, you will study subjects in both hospitality and entrepreneurship—this programme is ideal for students who’d like to venture into their own hospitality business. Subjects in this programme include: Hospitality and Tourism Studies, Enterprise Development Project, Global Entrepreneurship, Hospitality Human Resources Management, Hospitality & Tourism Law, Hospitality Management Accounting, Hotel Yield Management, Applied Entrepreneurship for Hospitality Enterprise, and others.

If you’re interested in food preparation and everything gastronomic, the Bachelor of Culinary Management (Hons) will equip you with skills and knowledge in culinary arts, nutrition, basic chemistry, arts and presentation. Subjects you will learn include: Culinary Essentials, Baking Principles and Bakery Skills, Food Nutrition, Food Production, Food Hygiene and Safety, Hospitality Financial Management, Corporate Social Responsibility, Entrepreneurship, Sales and Marketing Techniques, and more. Students can choose from three different majors: Culinary Operations, Baking and Pastry, and Italian Cuisine.

Why study hospitality and tourism

Still deciding? Here are some great reasons why you should study hospitality and tourism:

this is a booming field—there will always be opportunities to work in a different environment, city or country!

you can work in many different fields—resorts, theme parks, cruise ship, indoors or outdoors… the options are many

if you like to travel, you’d be glad that you will very likely get great discounts for travel, accommodation and attractions

courses in hospitality and tourism equip you with transferable skills that gives you an edge in any service-oriented field

there are many jobs opportunities that start at entry level (certificate and diploma) that allow you to advance rapidly with a strong work ethic

What KDU says…

1. Why study with KDU

KDU provides its hospitality, tourism and culinary arts students an international experience during and/or after their studies. For example, students can participate in these international study opportunities:

Students also have the opportunity to undergo their internship abroad—hospitality and culinary students can secure global placements for their internship through HOSCO, which is based in Geneva, Switzerland. There are also internships through the Hilton Class programme, a partnership with HILTON WORLDWIDE. In addition, students can choose a 12-month on-the-job experience in the United States through the J1 Visa Exchange Visitor Programme.

2. Why study hospitality and tourism at KDU

With state-of-the-art industry standard facilities covering 65,000 square feet, students are able to experience their future working environment right here on campus.